Equilibrium Constant Forms

van ‘t Hoff Equation (van_t_hoff)

The method uses the van ‘t Hoff equation to calculate the equilibrium constant.

\[k_{eq} = k_{eq, ref} e^{-(\frac{\Delta H_{rxn}}{R})(\frac{1}{T} - \frac{1}{T_{ref, eq}})}\]

Parameters

Symbol Parameter Name Units Description
\(k_{eq, ref}\) k_eq_ref Varies, depends on equilibrium form Equlibrium constant at reference temperature
\(T_{ref, eq}\) temperature_eq_ref Base units Reference temperature for calculating equilibrium constant